This electoral calendar 2009 lists the national/federal direct elections held in 2009 in the de jure and de facto

sovereign states A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined terri ...

and their

dependent territories A dependent territory, dependent area, or dependency (sometimes referred as an external territory) is a territory that does not possess full political independence or sovereignty as a sovereign state, yet remains politically outside the controlli ...

. Referendums are included, although they are not elections. By-elections are not included.

January

* 12 January: Malta, President (by the parliament) * 18 January:

El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south b ...

, Parliament * 25 January:

Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat of arms of Bolivia in the center , flag_alt2 = 7 × 7 square p ...

, Constitutional referendum * 30 January: Somalia, President (by the parliament) * 31 January: Iraq, Governorate Councils

February

* 8 February: Turkmenistan, Parliament ( Round) * 8 February: Liechtenstein, Parliament * 8 February:

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

, Referendum on freedom of movement within the European Union * 10 February: Israel, Parliament * 12 February:

French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of Frenc ...

, President (by the parliament) * 15 February: Venezuela, Constitutional referendum

March

* 3 March: Federated States of Micronesia, Parliament * 8 March: North Korea, Parliament * 12 March:

Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (, ) is a sovereign country in the West Indies. It lies at the juncture of the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean in the Leeward Islands part of the Lesser Antilles, at 17°N latitude. The country consists of two maj ...

, Parliament * 15 March:

, President * 18 March: Azerbaijan, Constitutional referendum * 21 March: Slovakia, President ( Round) * 22 March:

Macedonia Macedonia most commonly refers to: * North Macedonia, a country in southeastern Europe, known until 2019 as the Republic of Macedonia * Macedonia (ancient kingdom), a kingdom in Greek antiquity * Macedonia (Greece), a traditional geographic reg ...

, President ( Round) * 29 March: Montenegro, Parliament * 29 March: Mayotte, Status referendum

April

* 4 April: Slovakia, President ( Round) * 5 April:

, President ( Round) * 5 April: Moldova, Parliament * 9 April: Algeria, President * 9 April: Indonesia, Parliament * 16 April: India, Parliament ( Round) * 19 April:

Haiti Haiti (; ht, Ayiti ; French: ), officially the Republic of Haiti (); ) and formerly known as Hayti, is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean Sea, east of Cuba and Jamaica, and ...

, Senate ( Round) (12 of 30 seats) * 19 April:

Northern Cyprus Northern Cyprus ( tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs), officially the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC; tr, Kuzey Kıbrıs Türk Cumhuriyeti, ''KKTC''), is a ''de facto'' state that comprises the northeastern portion of the Geography of Cyprus, isl ...

, Parliament * 22 April: South Africa, Parliament * 23 April: India, Parliament ( Round) * 25 April: Iceland, Parliament * 26 April: Andorra, Parliament * 26 April: Ecuador, President and Parliament * 30 April: India, Parliament ( Round)

May

* 3 May: Panama, President and Parliament * 6 May: South Africa, President (by the parliament) * 7 May: India, Parliament ( Round) * 9 May: Maldives, Parliament * 10 May:

New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st ...

, Parliament * 13 May: India, Parliament ( Round) * 16 May: Kuwait, Parliament * 17 May:

Lithuania Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...

, President * 17 May:

, Referendum * 17 May:

Comoros The Comoros,, ' officially the Union of the Comoros,; ar, الاتحاد القمري ' is an independent country made up of three islands in southeastern Africa, located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean. It ...

, Constitutional referendum * 19 May: Malawi, President and Parliament * 20 May:

Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...

, Parliament and constitutional referendum * 20 May: Moldova, President ( Round) (indirect) * 23 May: Germany, President (indirect) * 24 May: Mongolia, President * 31 May: South Ossetia, Parliament

June

* 2 June: Greenland, Parliament * 3 June: Moldova, President ( Round) (indirect) * 4–7 June: European Union, European Parliament * 7 June: Denmark, Act of Succession referendum * 7 June: Luxembourg, Parliament * 7 June: Lebanon, Parliament * 12 June: Iran, President * 21 June:

, Senate ( Round) (12 of 30 seats) * 21–22 June: Italy, Electoral law referendum * 28 June: Albania, Parliament * 28 June: Argentina, Legislative * 28 June: Guinea-Bissau, President ( Round)

July

* 5 July: Bulgaria, Parliament * 5 July: Mexico, Legislative * 8 July: Indonesia, President * 12 July:

Republic of the Congo The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the w ...

, President * 18 July:

Mauritania Mauritania (; ar, موريتانيا, ', french: Mauritanie; Berber: ''Agawej'' or ''Cengit''; Pulaar: ''Moritani''; Wolof: ''Gànnaar''; Soninke:), officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania ( ar, الجمهورية الإسلامية ...

, President * 23 July: Kyrgyzstan, President * 25 July: Kurdistan Region, Parliament and President * 26 July: Guinea-Bissau, President ( Round) * 29 July: Moldova, Parliament * 31 July – 21 August: New Zealand, Referendum

August

* 4 August: Niger, Constitutional referendum * 20 August: Afghanistan, President * 30 August: Gabon, President * 30 August:

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, Parliament

September

* 1–2 September: Vanuatu, President (indirect) * 8 September:

Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...

, Parliament * 12 September: Turkey, Constitution Referendum * 14 September: Norway, Parliament * 16 September:

, Federal Council (indirect) * 20 September: Macau, Legislative * 25 September:

Aruba Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of ...

, Parliament * 27 September: Germany, Parliament * 27 September: Portugal, Parliament * 27 September:

, Referendum

October

* 2 October: Republic of Ireland, Treaty of Lisbon referendum * 4 October: Greece, Parliament * 16 October: Botswana, Parliament * 20 October: Niger, Parliament * 25 October: Tunisia, President and Parliament * 25 October: Uruguay, President ( Round), Parliament and Referendum * 26 October: Marshall Islands, President (indirect) * 28 October: Mozambique, President and Parliament

November

* 5 November: Falkland Islands, Legislative Assembly * 7 November: Northern Mariana Islands, Governor ( Round) and Legislative * 10 November: Moldova, President ( Round) (indirect) * 22 November: Romania, President ( Round) and Referendum * 23 November: Northern Mariana Islands, Governor ( Round) * 25 November: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Constitutional referendum * 27–28 November: Namibia, President and Parliament * 29 November:

Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea ( es, Guinea Ecuatorial; french: Guinée équatoriale; pt, Guiné Equatorial), officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea ( es, link=no, República de Guinea Ecuatorial, french: link=no, République de Guinée équatoria ...

, President * 29 November:

Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...

, President and Parliament * 29 November:

, Referendum * 29 November: Uruguay, President ( Round)

December

* 6 December:

, President and Parliament * 6 December:

, Parliament ( Round) * 6 December: Romania, President ( Round) * 7 December: Moldova, President ( Round) (indirect) * 12 December:

Abkhazia Abkhazia, ka, აფხაზეთი, tr, , xmf, აბჟუა, abzhua, or ( or ), officially the Republic of Abkhazia, is a partially recognised state in the South Caucasus, recognised by most countries as part of Georgia, which vi ...

, President * 13 December: Chile, President ( Round) and Parliament * 18 December:

Dominica Dominica ( or ; Kalinago: ; french: Dominique; Dominican Creole French: ), officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. The capital, Roseau, is located on the western side of the island. It is geographically ...

, Parliament * 20 December:

, Parliament ( round) * 27 December: Uzbekistan, Parliament * 27 December: Croatia, President ( Round) {{DEFAULTSORT:Electoral Calendar 2009 Political timelines of the 2000s by year